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This is an AMAZING true story!
THANK YOU for sharing it here!
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Mar 24, 2017 - 9:07 PM
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edwzoomom
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I saw this story and I was amazed. Thanks for sharing. I have a somewhat similar one of my own.
Over 10 years ago, our house was struck by lightning, caught fire and the entire top floor was destroyed. The first floor suffered extensive water and smoke damage. The house was condemned by the Fire Marshall due to the extent of the damage. It happened on a weekend when my husband and I were away with our kids for one of their outside activities.
The State Police were able to track us down and actually came and picked us up and drove us back home, leaving the kids with friends. I can only describe the scene as surreal when we arrived. There were fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and even a state Fire Marshall's bus there. Knowing that my family was safe, our only concern was for that of our beloved pets. When the State Police has approached us and told us about the fire, I literally collapsed to my knees, believing that my "babies" had died in the fire. In addition to our cats, my children had bunnies and guinea pigs that they loved and cared for. Fortunately, the little guys had their own area on the first floor and were away from the flames. The amazing firemen were able to locate them and carry them out when they came upon them in the house.
In the chaos, we took a head count and realized a little black guinea pig was missing. My husband pointed out the area where she should have been, and two firemen crawled through the window and located her cage, crushed completely on one side. They unburied it and squeezed it through the window. There huddled in the corner, soaking wet was our little piggie. I gently pulled her out and could see she was having trouble breathing. When I started to panic, the fireman assisting us grabbed my arm and pulled me to an ambulance that was still parked about 10 houses down the street. When we got there, he told the EMT what we had and they placed a child size mask over the entire head and body of the little pig. The poor guy was nervous because I think he was in shock and was afraid to give her too much. Slowly, she started to come around and began to breathe normally. I remember hugging both of them and crying my eyes out.
The other guinea pig and bunnies had been rushed to the vet by family members. All of them recovered. The only lasting injury was to the eyes of the little black piggie. She had suffered smoke inhalation which caused her eyes to turn cloudy and a deep blue.
As a result of the fire, our local fire department purchased pet sized emergency equipment for situations like ours. It's wonderful that so many fire departments have this equipment these days. These guys are my heroes for all that they do.
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